April 2011 – Volume 12, No. 4
FEATURES
CATI Product Development Forum Event. Join CATI at one of our Product Development Forum Events in May and see 3D Printing in action! This open house style event will showcase 3D Printing Solutions from Objet Geometries. In addition to having our 3D printing experts on hand, our award winning SOLIDWORKS Technical Team will be discussing the various ways to utilize SOLIDWORKS tools in your product development process. Learn More
“Normal To” Orientation in SOLIDWORKS. Sometimes, when rotating “Normal To” a face, the orientation can be rotated at some obscure angle. This can be especially true on imported parts or parts that have a lot of funky angles to them…. Read More
How to set a Sub-Assembly to Flexible in a SOLIDWORKS Assembly. By default all assemblies when inserted into another assembly are set to rigid, meaning the sub-assembly acts as a single unit and its components do not move relative to each other. If you want to be able to reuse that sub-assemblies movement in an upper level assembly you can do this by setting the properties of that sub-assembly to Flexible by… Read More
How to Copy a Part in an Assembly with Mates. So you have an assembly and have been given the task of inserting multiple copies of the same part into it. The question then becomes what is the fastest way to create all of these instances and have them properly mated into position. As with most tasks in SOLIDWORKS there is always more than one way to get the job done. Read More
CATI Product Development Forum
See 3D Printing Live!
SOLIDWORKS Webcast Series is back! Register for the April 19th Installment of the SOLIDWORKS Webcast Series. This month SOLIDWORKS will show you how to become an “Expert” with SOLIDWORKS for Industrial Machinery, and Mold Tool and Die. When registering, be sure to lsit CATI as your SOLIDWORKS provider.
April CATIpult Webcast – How to Prepare for Your Enterprise PDM Implementation. Register soon for this installment of our CATIpult webcast series. Space is filling fast, reserve your spot today..
Create, edit, and view DWG files with DraftSight. Dassault Systèmes announced the general release of the No-Cost 2D CAD program DraftSight for PC. MAC and Linux versions are currently still in Beta
DEMO: Technical Documentation With 3DVIA Composer
Get your First Look at 3DVIA Composer. With 3DVIA Composer, you can leverage your 3D CAD data directly; streamlining the process for creating your product documentation. View Demo
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– SOLIDWORKS Simulation Solves Stock Car Drafting problems.
– Objet24 3D Printer – The quality of SLA now on your desktop!
– New episodes of SOLIDWORKS eTV now availaible.
– Watch a SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM video.
– SolidProfessor SOLIDWORKS Questions Archive
Special Offers
– No-cost CAD files and software.
Events
– SolidProfessor Webinar – April 14
11am-12pm CT
– Mechatronics and Machine Design Seminar: SOLIDWORKS and Motion Analyzer – April 15
8am-1pm CT
– Live Event in Buffalo Grove, IL – 3DVIA Webcast – April 19
2pm-3pm CST
– SOLIDWORKS 2011 What’s New – April 20
2pm-3pm CT
– SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM Webcast -April 26
10am-11am CT
Users Groups
– Central Indiana SOLIDWORKS User Group – Apr. 21
– Wisconsin/Illinois Simulation User Group – Apr. 29
– Northeast Wisconsin SOLIDWORKS User Group – May 3
– Missouri Oklahoma Area SOLIDWORKS User Group – May 3
– Kettle Moraine SOLIDWORKS User Group – May 11
– Chicago West SOLIDWORKS User Group – Contact CWSUG
Training
– SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM Training
Links
– Strategic Technology Solutions
Support
– Support Line: 888-285-2284
– Email: Support@CATI.com